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April 2:

1950 - Lester Young Quintet at the Argyle Club, in Chicago, issued on Savoy (Pres Lives)

1958 - Buddy de Franco (with Harry Edison) record session for Verve (Generalissimo)

1958 - Anita O'Day record session for Verve (Anita Sings the Winners)

April 2, 1958 must have been a busy day for Norman Granz with sessions by Mel Torme, Buddy de Franco, Anita O'Day in a single day!

1958 - Duke Ellington and his Orchestra record session for Columbia (The Cosmic Scene)

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April 3:

1954 - Bernard Peiffer et son Trio (Joe Benjamin, Bill Clark) record session for Blue Star

1954 - Miles Davis (with Dave Schildkraut) record session for Prestige (Blue Haze)

1956 - Thelonious Monk Trio (Pettiford, Blakey record session for Riverside (The Unique Thelonious Monk'

1959 - Coleman Hawkins (with Charlie Shavers) record session for Swingville (Hawk Eyes)

1960 - Dizzy Reece (with Stanley Turrentine) record session for BN (Comin' On)

1965 - Bobby Hutcherson record session for BN (Dialogue)

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April 3rd. Also recorded on this date:

1958, Phineas Newborn 4 with Calvin Newborn, George Joyner

(aka Jamil Nasser) & Denzil Best record 7 tunes -

FABULOUS PHINEAS (RCA Victor).

1961, Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington begin 2 day session -

TOGETHER AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME, now avaiable as

THE GREAT SUMMIT, THE COMPLETE SESSIONS (2 discs, Roulette).

1962, Carmell Jones 6 with Tricky Lofton, Lou Blackburn,

Frank Strazzieri, Leroy Vinnegar & Ron Jefferson record

3 titles, i.e., 2nd half of BRASS BAG (Pacific Jazz, available on Mosaic Select).

1963, McCoy Tyner Trio with Steve Davis & Lex Humphries -

NIGHTS OF BALLADS AND BLUES (Impulse):

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1991, McCoy Tyner 4 with Joe Henderson, Ron Carter & Al Foster -

NEW YORK REUNION (completed 4/4, Chesky):

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1996, John Scofield plus large group that includes Wayne Shorter,

Randy Brecker, Howard Johnson, etc. - QUIET (completed 4/6, Verve):

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1999, Chick Corea with the London Philharmonic Orchestra

COREA CONCERTO (Sony Classical):

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April 4th. Recorded on this date:

1955, Serge Chaloff 6 with Boots Mussulli, Herb Pomeroy,

Ray Santisi, Everett Evans & Jimmy Zitano record 12 titles -

- BOSTON BLOW-UP (Capitol).

1956, Kenny Dorham 5 with J.R. Monterose, Dick Katz, Sam Jones

& Arthur Edgehill - KD AND THE JAZZ PROPHETS (Chessmates):

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1962, Bill Evans records 4 titles, solo piano (Riverside):

"Danny Boy", "Like Someone in Love", "In Your Own Sweet Way", "Easy to Love".

1988, Tony Williams 5 with Wallace Roney, Billy Pierce,

Mulgrew Miller & Charnett Moffett - ANGEL STREET (completed 4/6, Blue Note).

1990, Charlie Haden and the Liberation Music Orchestra -

DREAM KEEPER (completed 4/5, Blue Note):

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April 4:

1961 - Jimmy Hamilton record session for Swingville (Can't Help Swinging)

1964 - Charles Mingus (with Johnny Coles, Eric Dolphy, etc...) concert at Town Hall (Mingus)

1969 - Dexter Gordon quartet record session for Prestige (Tower)

1969 - McCoy Tyner (with Harold Vick, Al Gibson, etc.) record session for BN (Cosmos)

1993 - Tommy Flanagan record session for Enja (Let's)

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April 5:

1947 - Charlie Ventura concert at Carnegie Hall, released by Norgran (Carnegie Hall Concert)

1953 - Bud Powell and his trio at Club Kavakos, in Washington, DC, released by Elektra/Musician (Inner Fires)

1956 - Jutta Hipp and her trio at the Hickory House, NYC, released by BN (Jutta Hipp at the Hickory House)

1956 - Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (with Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, etc...) record session for Columbia

1960 - Lonnie Johnson and Elmer Snowden record session for Bluesville (Blues, Ballads)

1962 - Slide Hampton record session for Epic (Drum Suite)

1963 - John Patton (with Fred Jackson, Harold Vick, etc...) record session for BN (Along Came John)

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forgot to mention yesterday, April 4:

1949, Peggy Lee records a bunch of radio transcription with Hal Schaefer for Capitol

1952, Bernard Peiffer records 4 tunes for Blue Star (JiPars: La Vie en Rose)

April 5:

1939, Count Basie orchestra records 5 tunes for Vocalion

1956, Lucky Thompson records with Solal and Lafitte, reissued in the AmSwiP series

1957, Thelonious Monk records solo for Riverside. Scattered over various releases.

1957, Yusef Lateef - Jazz for Thinkers, a.k.a Jazz for the Thinker (Savoy)

1958, Johnny Hodges - Blues a-Plenty (Verve)

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April 5th. Also recorded on this date:

1957, Ray Bryant Trio with Ike Isaacs & Specs Wright record 8 titles for Prestige:

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1977, Art Pepper with Cal Tjader, Clare Fischer, Bob Redfield, Rob Fisher, Peter Riso & Poncho Sanchez perform in concert - TOKYO DEBUT (Galaxy):

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1982, MINGUS DYNASTY with Richard Williams, Jimmy Knepper, Ricky Ford,

Roland Hanna, Reggie Johnson & Kenny Washington records 6 Mingus compositions -

REINCARNATION (completed 4/7, Soul Note):

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1988, Gary Bartz 4 with Butch Lacy, Clint Houston & Billy Hart

record 7 titles - MONSOON (Steeplechase):

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April 6:

1953 - Shelly Manne and his Men (Bob Enevoldsen, Art Pepper, Bob Cooper,Jimmy Giuffre, etc...) record session for Contemporary

1957 - Johnny Griffin (with Lee Morgan, John Coltrane, etc...) record session for BN (A Blowin' Session)

1959 - Miles Davis record session for Columbia (Flamenco Sketches, All Blues) released on KOB

1960 - Booker Ervin (with Tommy Turrentine, Zoot Sims, etc...) record session for Bethlehem (The Book Cooks)

1978 - Jackie McLean and the Great Jazz Trio record session for EastWind (Jackie McLean and the Great Jazz Trio), session continues April 7

1981 - J.R. Monterose and Tommy Flanagan record session for Uptown (...and a Little Pleasure), session continues April 7

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April 7th. Recorded on this date:

1952, Milt Jackson with Lou Donaldson, John Lewis, Percy Heath & Kenny Clarke record 6 tunes for Blue Note:

"Tahiti", "Lillie", "Bags' Groove", "What's New", "Don't Get Around Much Anymore",

"On the Scene".

1958, Jimmy Smith with Lou Donaldson, Tina Brooks, Eddie McFadden,

and Art Blakey alternating with Donald Bailey perform at

'Smalls Paradise', NYC - COOL BLUES (Blue Note):

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1966, Bill Evans-Jim Hall duo record "Turn Out the Stars" &

"All Across the Sky", released on the INTERMODULATION album (Verve):

1983, Warne Marsh 4 with Lou Levy, Jesper Lundgaard & James Martin

A BALLAD ALBUM (Criss Cross):

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1998, Danilo Perez & various groups that include John Patitucci and

vocalist Luciana Souza record CENTRAL AVENUE (completed 4/9, Impulse):

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April 7:

1939 - The Port of Harlem Jazzmen (Frankie Newton, JC Higginbotham, Albert Ammons, Teddy Bunn, Johnny Williams, Sidney Catlett) record session for BN

1950 - Lee Konitz (with Sal Mosca, Billy Bauer, etc....) record session for New Jazz/Prestige

1954 - Buddy de Franco quartet (with Sonny Clark) record session for Norgran (Jazz Tones)

1957 - Dizzy Gillespie and his Orchestra record session for Verve (Birk's Works)

1964 - Kenny Burrell (with Wild Bill Davis) record session for Prestige (Soul Call)

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April 8:

1939 - Albert Ammons records piano solo session for Solo Art

1949 - Stan Getz and the Five Brothers (Al Cohn, Allan Eager, Brew Moore, Zoot Sims, Stan Getz) record session for New Jazz/Prestige

1955 - George Lewis and his New Orleans Stompers record session for BN

1966 - Lee Morgan record session for BN 'Delightfulee)

1971 - Houston Person record session for Prestige (Houston Express)

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April 8th. Also recorded on this date:

1944, Billie Holiday with Eddie Heywood Trio records for

Commodore Records: "Billie's Blues", "He's Funny That Way",

"Sunny Side of the Street", "Lover, Come Back to Me".

1953, Django Reinhardt 5 with Fats Sadi, Martial Solal, Pierre Michelot

& Pierre Lemarchard record "Le Soir", "Chez Moi", "I Cover the Waterfront",

"Deccaphonie" (available on BRUSSELS AND PARIS - DRG).

1957, Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers (Bill Hardman, Jackie McLean,

Johnny Griffin, Sam Dockery & Spanky Debrest) record 5 tracks -

A NIGHT IN TUNISIA (RCA Victor):

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1959, Max Roach 5 (Tommy & Stanley Turrentine, Julian Priester,

Bob Boswell) and Buddy Rich 5 (Willie Dennis, Phil Woods, John Bunch,

Phil Leshin) conclude their 2 day session for Mercury Records -

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1960, Miles Davis 5 with John Coltrane, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers &

Jimmy Cobb perform in Zurich: "If I Were a Bell", "Fran Dance",

"So What", "All Blues/The Theme" (released on LIVE IN ZURICH 1960 -

Jazz Unlimited).

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April 9, 1965: The Night of the Cookers: Live at Club La Marchal.

Freddie Hubbard (tpt) led an ensemble at the Club La Marchal in NYC. Lee Morgan (tpt), James Spaulding (as, fl), Harold Mabern Jr (pno), Larry Ridley (b), Pete La Roca (dms), Big Black (cga).

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April 9:

1941 - Meade Lux Lewis records solo piano session for Solo Arts

1954 - Johnny Hodges (with Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Ben Webster, etc...) record session for Norgran

1958 - Gil Evans (with Cannonball Adderley) record session for Pacific Jazz (New Bottle, Old Wine)

1961 - Anita O'Day record session for Verve (Anita O'Day Swings Cole Porter)

1961 - Freddie Hubbard record session for BN (Hub Cap)

1975 - Count Basie (and Zoot Sims) record session for Pablo (Basie and Zoot)

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April 8/9:

1959, Blossom Dearie Sings Comden and Green (Verve)

April 9:

1956, Candido Camero - Candido (ABC/Verve) feat. Al Cohn

1957, Yusef Lateef - Jazz Moods (Savoy)

April 9/10:

1963, Pee Wee Russell - Ask Me Now (Impulse!)

1999, Chucho Valdes - Live at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note)

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